Thomas Colsy

From Ephesus to Augustine to Aquinas, Christian memory preserves an extraordinary claim: that the body of St John the Apostle was never found

Mince pies are not just seasonal indulgences. They are relics of medieval Catholic England, survivors of Reformation iconoclasm, and quiet witnesses to a long struggle over faith

The Eastern Orthodox ceded to the supremacy of Rome once before; for the good of Christianity, it needs to happen again

For centuries, popes ruled territories where capital punishment was publicly carried out, prayerfully prepared for, and theologically defended

It’s not “disgruntled” young men, as the mainstream media would have it, leading the religious revival in France. While the numbers of young females embracing the Faith holds up a mirror to the UK’s Protestantised culture that has failed to articulate a positive vision for women

Sixty years after Vatican II, the Church faces a crisis of tone and teaching, as the once-central realities of sin, judgement and salvation fade from Catholic life.

As Bonfire Night fades from the national calendar, the old anti-Catholic ritual is giving way to something more introspective. Thomas Colsey writes that as England’s bonfires die out, the memory of the faith they once sought to burn away is beginning to stir again

What appears to be conflicting views – between a pope who emphasises mercy and a cardinal who insists on order – are in truth differences of emphasis within a shared moral horizon

One of the richest and most powerful men in the world has just completed a series of off-the-record lectures on the Antichrist. The talks set an eerie tone for political and technological developments in the 21st century